Government to work with retailers on rising prices – Richmond
Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise Neale Richmond has said that the Government wants to work with retailers to make sure costs people pay are reasonable and realistic ...
Read More Unemployment falls to match previous record low of 3.9% – CSO
New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the country’s unemployment rate fell to 3.9% in April from a revised 4% a month earlier to match the previous record ...
Read More ECB raises rates by 0.25% and signals ‘not pausing’
The European Central Bank raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.25% as expected today and signalled that more tightening would be needed to tame inflation. The central bank ...
Read More Ireland’s ‘macroeconomic fundamentals’ are strong, says NCPC
The National Competitiveness and Productivity Council has said that overall the country’s “macroeconomic fundamentals” are strong. In its Competitiveness Scorecard report, published every three years, the council found that Ireland ...
Read More Weekly wages down €76 due to inflation – Unite
There has been a €76 drop in real weekly wages over the past two years due to rising inflation, according to new research from the Unite trade union. It shows ...
Read More Irish services activity expands rapidly in April
The latest AIB Services Business Activity Index grew from 55.7 to 58.4 during the month, well above the 50 threshold separating growth from contraction. It was the twenty-sixth consecutive month ...
Read More ECB expected to increase interest rates for 7th time
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank meets in Frankfurt today where it is widely expected to increase interest rates for the seventh time since it began raising rates ...
Read More Number of homes provided by approved housing bodies grew by 10% – report
The number of homes provided by approved housing bodies grew by 10% last year, according to the latest report from the Irish Council for Social Housing. It amounts to almost ...
Read More Fear of losing money the biggest barrier to investing
Fear of losing money is the biggest barrier to people investing (67%), according to a survey by Bank of Ireland which also revealed low levels of investment knowledge. Other respondents ...
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